As the measures to strengthen social distancing have been extended due to the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, the movement of self-employed people who oppose it is not very serious.



Some indoor sports facilities, such as gyms, have enforced operations while claiming equity with other facilities, and other industries, such as entertainment facilities, are also showing signs of not following the government's quarantine measures for the same reason.



Even facilities that are allowed to operate due to restrictions on the number of people are complaining, saying that they are anxious because of the prerequisite that'If a corona19 confirmed person occurs, you must take responsibility.'



On the 30th of last month, a message was posted on the Blue House National Petition Bulletin, stating that'indoor sports facilities also need limited and flexible operation'.



As of 12 noon on the 5th, 196,000 people agreed on this petition.



Petitioner, who declared that it was the'Pilates & Fitness Business Alliance', argued, "From the first street-based business restriction policy in April of last year, restaurants, cafes, and baths are allowed to partially operate, putting a strong standard only on sports facilities."



He then urged for countermeasures, saying, "We classified indoor sports facilities as a group-restricted business based on ambiguous quarantine standards, and in the end, we are in danger of going bankrupt from this social distancing."



The National Health Club Directors' Association estimated that more than 300 establishments in the metropolitan area opened their doors in objection to the government's quarantine measures.



Indoor screen golf courses, when winter is the peak season, are also raising their voices to resume business.



Lee Mo (51), who runs a screen golf course in Anyang City, Gyeonggi Province, said, "In a group chat room where the owners of screen golf courses in the metropolitan area gathered, an opinion is coming out,'Would we not have to resume operation like the gyms?"



Gym directors who have been able to resume operations have also complained that "there are no clear standards."



A director of a judo academy in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, said, "Even though less than 9 people were allowed to teach, there is a condition that'if a confirmed case occurs, the school can request reimbursement'." We decided not to open the door until the 17th.”



Entertainment facilities are opposing both the metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.



Even in the non-metropolitan area, the second step of social distancing has been extended, and the five types of entertainment facilities cannot be opened.



In response to this, about 700 entertainment establishments in Gwangju Metropolitan City decided to take a group action from this afternoon, such as lighting signs and opening stores.



We will only show protests in line with quarantine measures, without actually doing business.



Even if a guest arrives, the group action will be explained and returned.



The Gwangju branch of the Korean Federation of Entertainment and Food Industry decided to continue this collective action until the 17th, and is seeking ways to spread it nationwide in consultation with other branches.



In Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, a coin karaoke owner is holding a single-person demonstration in front of the provincial government office and the provincial governor's office with a sign saying'I can't live because of the ban on grouping'.



This is not the first time this fairness controversy.



After the corona 19 introduced into Korea at the beginning of last year, every time the government came up with quarantine measures, issues were raised in cafes, bakeries, restaurants, and academies.



This time, the ban on the business of indoor sports facilities and entertainment facilities was extended by two weeks as a result of the 2.5 steps for social distancing in the metropolitan area and the second step for non-metropolitan areas, and complaints exploded when the director of a gym in Daegu took his own life on the 3rd.



The government also suggested the possibility of supplementing quarantine measures.



In a regular briefing yesterday, Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeong Eun-kyung said, “I am well aware that the issue of equity between facilities is being raised in various fields.” “With the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters and the Central Accident Response Headquarters, the opinions of the field will be reflected and revised and supplemented. There is a need."



In a press call today, Oh Sung-young, head of the National Health Club Directors Association, said, "The crowded hypermarkets and buses and subways that are crowded during rush hour are much more vulnerable to corona 19 infection, but only sports facilities are regulated." Is fast".